MCOT News reports that the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) has again rallied supporters in Bangkok, to commemorate their marathon rally which ended 10 months ago. The red shirts first rallied at Rajaprasong where in the report’s terms “security forces crushed UDD protesters las

Reporters Without Borders has listed Thailand as one of the countries “under surveillance” in its updated “Enemies of the Internet” report released on 12 March. The report on Thailand can be found here.

Kanj Love ジャスミンA THAI man could face up to 15 years in prison after he was arrested for selling copies of a controversial Australian documentary about Thailand's royal family, police said today.

Eakachai Hongkangwan, 35, was charged under Thailand's strict lese majeste rules which prohibit insulting the kingdom's revered monarchy, after undercover police arrested him with CDs containing the program in Bangkok on March 10.

"He was charged on two counts - the lese majeste and selling CDs without official permission," said Lieutenant Colonel Nattakorn Kumsap of Chanasongkram police.

"Under the law he faces between three and 15 years in prison," he added.

Thailand's monarchy is an extremely sensitive subject in the politically-divided nation, which is looking to hold elections in the coming months as it recovers from deadly street protests in April and May 2010.

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Kanj Love ジャスミンThe documentary was broadcast in Australia by the ABC last April, in the midst of a military crackdown on the anti-government Red Shirt demonstrations.

The program - "Long Live The King" - was not shown outside Australia and could not be viewed over the internet, but Thailand warned that the broadcast could affect ties with Australia.

The documentary was critical of Thailand's long-serving monarch King Bhumibol Adulyadej and also portrayed his son, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn as a playboy with little interest in affairs of state.

It also included scenes from a video in which the king's daughter-in-law, Crown Princess Srirasmi is seen dining privately with her husband at a birthday party for her husband's dog. The princess is topless.

Thailand has drawn flak from rights groups for suppressing freedom of speech using the Computer Crimes Act and the lese majeste legislation.

The country's criminal court jailed a webmaster for 13 years on charges of insulting the monarchy and violating computer laws earlier this month.

Thantawut Thaweevarodomkul, 38, was arrested last year during the Red Shirt protests after the website he ran - linked to the opposition movement - allegedly published comments insulting the monarchy.

Eakachai was also linked to the Red Shirts, according to his lawyer Anon Numpa, who said his client was released on Friday after his elderly father posted 500,000 baht ($16,500) bail.

Fifty-six gymnasts represented NIST at the SEASAC gymnastics championships held on 11, 12 and 13 March at Bangkok Patana School. The NIST boys and girls performed at the highest level during the three days and were a credit to the school and their coaches. NIST students won almost all the categories